bible

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for bible

bible 🔊 /bajˈbʌl/

bible : බයිබලය

bible : ක්‍රිස්තියානීන්ගේ ධර්ම පුස්තකය

bible definition

Noun.

  1. A book.
  2. The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible.
  3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.
  4. A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.